assonance; vowel rhyme
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assonance; rhyming of finals between two or more characters
technicalA phonological and rhetorical device in Chinese where characters with identical or similar vowel sounds (rhyming finals) are used in succession. Common in classical poetry, literary prose, and place names.
“
lán阑
gān干
”
hé和
“
qiān千
nián年
”
dōu都
shì是
dié叠
yùn韵
de的
lì例
zi子
。
“Langan” and “qiannian” are both examples of assonance.
Gǔ古
shī诗
zhōng中
cháng常
yòng用
dié叠
yùn韵
lái来
zēng增
jiā加
yīn音
yuè乐
měi美
。
Ancient poetry often used assonance to enhance musical beauty.
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“
yǎo窈
tiǎo窕
”
shì是
yī一
gè个
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
dié叠
yùn韵
cí词
。
“Yao tiao” is a typical assonant word.
Zhè这
zuò座
shān山
de的
míng名
zi字
yòng用
le了
dié叠
yùn韵
，
dú读
qǐ起
lái来
lǎng朗
lǎng朗
shàng上
kǒu口
。
The name of this mountain uses assonance, making it catchy to read.